Windy weather should blast through through the Bay Area on Wednesday and Thursday, with hillier areas seeing possible gusts of up to 50 mph and wind on the San Francisco Bay reaching speeds of about 25 mph.
Those speeds may affect whether sailors in the America's Cup race at 1 p.m. today will set sail, and there's also a small craft advisory and gale warning for the entire California coast. That means waves could reach up to 10 feet, and rip currents “sneaker waves” could arise.
The winds have postoned the racing before, including Race 14 on Sept. 21 when not only was it windy, but rainy too.
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Away from the bay, there is a fire concern in elevated areas, with official "Fire Weather Watches" in place for hills about 1,000 feet.
